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Alex Rodriguez needs surgery, could miss part of 2013 season

Alex Rodriguez reacts as he watches a replay

Photo credit: AP

Alex Rodriguez is expected to miss a portion of the 2013 season and will likely require surgery after injuring his left hip, according to Newsday's Erik Boland.

Fox Sports' Ken Rosenthal tweets that the injury occurred before the playoffs, causing such severe pain that Rodriguez took pain medication throughout the playoffs and had to spend a night in the emergency room after a game in the...

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